Russia Today
| 1 year ago
17 An aerial view of the Olympic Park in London showing the Olympic Stadium (C) and the Orbit (AFP Photo / London 2012 / Anthony Charlton) (42.3Mb) embed video London residents were startled to discover that their housing complex was to be used as a...
The independent
| 1 year ago
The UK has now plunged into a double dip recession, according to figures released Wednesday...Suggested Topics Missile batteries will be placed on the top of residential flats in east London over the coming days as Britain's armed forces prepare to...
The Age
| 1 year ago
Story continues below The Ministry of Defence has warned residents of this building that surface-to-air missiles could be stationed on their rooftops during the London Olympics. Photo: AP Troops plan to conduct tests next week at the building, an...
Epoch Times
| 1 year ago
April 29, 2012 Britain's defense ministry is setting up surface-to-air missile sites on residential buildings during the summer Olympics, reports said on Sunday. The move would defend against any airborne terrorist threats during the games, but the...
The Hindu
| 1 year ago
Those who thought living next to the Olympics stadium was going to be fun were in for a rude shock on Sunday after it emerged that the Ministry of Defence was considering installing surface-to-air missiles on top of a block of residential flats near...
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
| 1 year ago
Officials have warned roughly 700 citizens who live near London's Olympic Stadium that rooftop missiles and about 10 troops are likely to be based at their apartment complex for around two months. more » Diplomatic Impunity: filmmaker's bluff lets...
The Guardian
| 1 year ago
Residents close to the London Olympics site have been told that, as part of security measures, the army may put missile launchers on the top of a tower block . Would you be happy to have surface-to-air missiles on your roof? The Olympic Stadium in...
The Observer
| 1 year ago
The Bow Quarter residential complex near the Olympic Park in east London where a missile battery is to be installed. Photograph: Chris Helgren/Reuters Residents in east London are due to have missiles placed on their roofs this week to protect the...